Idaho Public Lands Advocates Respond to Latest Sell-Off Proposal: Rural Idaho Needs Teamwork, not a Giveaway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Contact: John Robison, Idaho Conservation League | [email protected] Emilie Ritter, Greater Yellowstone Coalition | [email protected] Chris Saeger, The Wilderness Society | [email protected] Idaho Public Lands Advocates Respond to …

The Dark Side of Data Centers Part 2: Water Guzzlers

The recent rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has driven explosive growth in a once-niche industry: data centers. These facilities host vast networks of computer processors that power the processing, …

The Dark Side of Data Centers, Part 1: Energy Hogs

Survey shows community support for McCall land exchange

For the past 5 years, ICL has worked with United Payette, a coalition of Valley County residents partnering with local and state-wide organizations, to conserve the endowment lands surrounding Payette …

Saving Salmon, Protecting a Way of Life

This blog was originally published in 2024, and has been updated with new information. We often say that, without the work of Tribes, Idaho’s wild salmon and steelhead would be …

IDFG’s high-stakes strategic plan needs more work—Here’s how to give wildlife a voice

Idaho’s native wildlife sustains and inspires us. Wild creatures give us comfort and endless entertainment. They enhance our everyday experiences—whether we’re visiting remote, wild landscapes across our state or sitting …

Our “Normal” Salmon and Steelhead Population Isn’t What it Used to Be

Each generation sees the natural world through its own lens, sometimes unaware of what was lost before. This phenomenon is called shifting baselines—the idea that over time, we come to …

Applications open to become a Student Coordinator with Youth Salmon Protectors!

Throughout the Pacific Northwest, a passionate group of young advocates is fighting to save wild salmon by advocating for the removal of the four lower Snake River dams. This fall, …

Echoes of the Wild: Recreation, Fire, and the Future of Wilderness

Editor’s Note: This blog was authored by Lilia Page. Lilia joins ICL for the summer of 2025 to help with the administration of the ICL Wilderness Stewards Program and will …

Summer with ICL’s Artist in Residence!

The Idaho Conservation League’s Artist in Residence program explores the nexus of art and nature. Launched in 2013, the program shares the beauty of the places we work to protect …

Idaho Public Lands Advocates Respond to Latest Sell-Off Proposal: Rural Idaho Needs Teamwork, not a Giveaway

The Dark Side of Data Centers Part 2: Water Guzzlers

The Dark Side of Data Centers, Part 1: Energy Hogs

Survey shows community support for McCall land exchange

Saving Salmon, Protecting a Way of Life

IDFG’s high-stakes strategic plan needs more work—Here’s how to give wildlife a voice

Our “Normal” Salmon and Steelhead Population Isn’t What it Used to Be

Applications open to become a Student Coordinator with Youth Salmon Protectors!

Echoes of the Wild: Recreation, Fire, and the Future of Wilderness

Summer with ICL’s Artist in Residence!

News Release

Idaho environmental organizations call for volunteers in annual cleanup of Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Danger Ahead for Idaho’s Bull Trout

Flying under the radar: Celebrating and protecting Idaho’s bats

Quaggas found again in the Snake River – now what?

Pollinator partnerships are blooming in Southeast Idaho

Hand in the Dirt, Boots on the Trails: Mid-Season Wilderness Steward Update